A union official representing the Las Vegas hotel security guard shot by Stephen Paddock before he rained gunfire on a music festival says the guard disappeared last week before he was scheduled for TV interviews. Security, Police, and Fire Professionals of America leader David Hickey said Tuesday he last heard […]
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US military says IS ‘capital’ of Raqqa 90 percent freed
The U.S. military says the Syrian city of Raqqa is about 90 percent cleared of Islamic State fighters. After the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces announced that Raqqa was fully liberated on Tuesday, a spokesman for the coalition, Col. Ryan Dillon, told reporters at the Pentagon that more fighting remained. Dillion, […]
Exclusive – Italy President underscores independence of central bank after ruling party vote
FILE PHOTO: Italian President Sergio Mattarella reacts during his joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (not pictured) at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland September 27, 2017. Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS October 17, 2017 ROME (Reuters) – The central bank’s independence must be safeguarded, a source in Italy’s president’s […]
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
Fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces raise a white flag near the National Hospital complex where the Islamic State militants are holed up, at the frontline in Raqqa, Syria October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro October 17, 2017 By John Davison and Rodi Said RAQQA, Syria (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias in […]
Kurds abandon territory in the face of Iraq government advance
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters are seen in Karez area, west of Mosul, Iraq, October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal October 17, 2017 By Ahmed Rasheed and Mustafa Mahmoud BAGHDAD/KIRKUK (Reuters) – The Baghdad government recaptured territory from Kurds across the breadth of northern Iraq on Tuesday, making startlingly rapid gains in a […]
Senate moves ahead on GOP budget that’s key to taxes
WASHINGTON – The Senate is moving ahead on a Republican budget plan, a critical step in President Donald Trump and the party’s politically imperative drive to cut taxes and simplify the IRS code. Continue Reading Below The nonbinding budget plan would permit Republicans to pass follow-up tax cuts later this […]
Is Phillips 66 a Buy?
Since gaining its independence in 2012, refining giant Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) has significantly outperformed the S&P 500, delivering a better-than-225% total return versus the approximately 100% gain of the index. One of the drivers of that outperformance is that the company has returned $12 billion in cash to investors […]
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending October 15, 2017: Continue Reading Below iTunes Movies US Charts: 1. Baby Driver 2. War for the Planet of the Apes 3. The House (2017) 4.Wonder Woman (2017) 5. The Emoji Movie Continue Reading Below ADVERTISEMENT 6. Colossal 7. Pirates of the Caribbean: […]
Equifax loses appeal on $7M IRS contract: Here’s why
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released the full text of its decision to deny Equifax’s (EFX) appeal to preserve its $7.25 million anti-fraud prevention contract with the IRS, rejecting the credit reporting agency’s technical challenge against rival Experian. Continue Reading Below “Based on the evaluation of the vendors’ quotations, the […]